Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,138 บาท
Social Security Fund
- 157 บาท
Total tax
- 157 บาท
Net pay
* 2,981 บาท
Marginal tax rate
5.0%
Average tax rate
5.0%
95.0%
Net pay
5.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,981 บาท
Net pay
157 บาท
Tax the employer pays
157 บาท
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
314 บาท
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 157 บาท to pay you 3,138 บาท. In other words, every time you spend 10 บาท of your hard-earned money, 1 บาท goes to the government.
Real tax rate
9.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5% tax rate now rises to 9.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 3,138 บาท a year living in Thailand, you will be taxed 157 บาท. That means that your net pay will be 2,981 บาท per year, or 248 บาท per month. Your average tax rate is 5.0% and your marginal tax rate is 5.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 บาท in your salary will be taxed 5 บาท, hence, your net pay will only increase by 95 บาท.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 บาท bonus will generate an extra 950 บาท of net incomes. A 5,000 บาท bonus will generate an extra 4,750 บาท of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
THB 3088
1.6%
1
USA
THB 2866
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
THB 3138
0.0%
1
Singapore
THB 3138
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
THB 3138
0.0%
3
Thailand
THB 2981
5.0%
4
Indonesia
THB 2862
8.8%
5
Taiwan
THB 2860
8.9%
6
South Korea
THB 2803
10.7%
7
New Zealand
THB 2765
11.9%
8
Pakistan
THB 2763
12.0%
9
India
THB 2762
12.0%
10
China
THB 2724
13.2%
11
Vietnam
THB 2668
15.0%
12
Malaysia
THB 2597
17.2%
13
Japan
THB 2550
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
THB 2485
20.8%
15
Philippines
THB 1866
40.5%
16
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Thailand, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.